A abel1412000 Aug 25, 2018 8 0 10 Aug 25, 2018 #1 So I have an old hard drive with windows 7 hooked up to a system with windows 10 trying to receive old files but they all have weird symbols/characters in them anyway to make it more legible???? Or retrieve them back to normal???
So I have an old hard drive with windows 7 hooked up to a system with windows 10 trying to receive old files but they all have weird symbols/characters in them anyway to make it more legible???? Or retrieve them back to normal???
Solution USAFRet Sep 2, 2018 abel1412000 : It was a a fax opened in notepad and saved. Right. And you can't turn a FAX back into ascii text. It's like trying to undrink a beer.
abel1412000 : It was a a fax opened in notepad and saved. Right. And you can't turn a FAX back into ascii text. It's like trying to undrink a beer.
reedo_43 Splendid Feb 18, 2010 6,195 3 29,965 Aug 25, 2018 #2 What sort of files? Screen shot would help. Upvote 0 Downvote
reedo_43 Splendid Feb 18, 2010 6,195 3 29,965 Aug 25, 2018 #4 File titles or the actual text? Upvote 0 Downvote
A abel1412000 Aug 25, 2018 8 0 10 Aug 25, 2018 #5 The text, a lot are repeated characters then it gets to legible text. I'll have to screen shot it when I get home. Upvote 0 Downvote
The text, a lot are repeated characters then it gets to legible text. I'll have to screen shot it when I get home.
A abel1412000 Aug 25, 2018 8 0 10 Sep 2, 2018 #7 this is the screen shot https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yqSLxsG_yoFmHGRxnUv4wh2JhKIHCFyY Upvote 0 Downvote
rgd1101 Don't Moderator Nov 7, 2011 73,298 3,852 176,290 Sep 2, 2018 #8 Notepad, it said fax. look like somehow you save the fax. what app do you open them in windows7? Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 171,445 17,909 184,590 Sep 2, 2018 #9 abel1412000 : this is the screen shot https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yqSLxsG_yoFmHGRxnUv4wh2JhKIHCFyY That was saved or sent as a FAX. Not a simple Notepad ascii file. Upvote 0 Downvote
abel1412000 : this is the screen shot https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yqSLxsG_yoFmHGRxnUv4wh2JhKIHCFyY That was saved or sent as a FAX. Not a simple Notepad ascii file.
A abel1412000 Aug 25, 2018 8 0 10 Sep 2, 2018 #10 It was a a fax opened in notepad and saved. Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 171,445 17,909 184,590 Sep 2, 2018 Solution #12 abel1412000 : It was a a fax opened in notepad and saved. Right. And you can't turn a FAX back into ascii text. It's like trying to undrink a beer. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
abel1412000 : It was a a fax opened in notepad and saved. Right. And you can't turn a FAX back into ascii text. It's like trying to undrink a beer.